Clario™ Mobile Image Enhancement Clario is a unique suite of patent-pending image enhancement algorithms that 100% automatically enhance camera phone images to amazing, optimal levels for highest user satisfaction. Working seamlessly in the network, Clario enhancement delivers breakthrough photo and multi-media image quality across all devices and applications. The Clario Imaging Library (CIL) easily integrates into existing data and transport systems.
Clario represents the type of network solution that adds immediate value to mobile imaging programs as it remedies one of the ongoing constraints for mobile imaging success, reoccurring poor image quality. Clario offers mobile and imaging service providers a customer centric solution with the benefits of automation and immediate quality uplift for all current and new customers. The result is increased customer satisfaction and higher imaging-related usage and revenues.
Post-processing to correct digital image quality problems is a common practice today. But, existing image correction solutions often do not make a visible difference in mobile images. What is needed is a quality enhancement process that works consistently on mobile images in a convenient, 100% automated process. SozoTek Clario is the answer.
Clario easily integrates into today’s networks and applications Packaged as a software library with a standard API, Clario is designed to be easily integrated into highly flexible and scaleable network environments, from enterprise to carrier-class. A multi-layer architecture allows for integration at several points in the transport ecosystem such as a MMSC or transcoder (MM1, MM3, MM7), email gateway (SMTP), or web based interface (HTTP). Clario is handset-agnostic, requiring no change to the mobile device, and is customizable to mirror varied business rules and processes.
The Clario Imaging Library is specifically optimized for use in high-volume server environments, where predictability and control are as critical as performance. The Clario Imaging Library provides the following key capabilities:
Access to the full suite of patented SozoTek image enhancement functions, which provide superior improvements to mobile images
A plug-in architecture that supports easy use of the latest advances in the SozoTek technology without modification to the library interface
Advanced features to simplify sequential and standardized or customized processing
Designed to be integrated into high performance Linux-based or Solaris-based telecom platforms
Clario is robust, designed to operate as a 100% automated background process, without prior knowledge of the camera phone model. When deployed in conjunction with an MMSC or transcoder, where the source device or destination use can be known, Clario processes can be implemented to uniquely correct problems particular to a device model or for the special requirement of a destination application, whether photo print system or special MMS application.
Unique science drives Clario’s enhancement results Clario is very sophisticated image enhancement involving corrections at multiple levels within the image: noise, JPEG compression artifacts, lack of brightness and shadow detail, color balance and saturation, skin tone and sharpness.
The highly advanced automated Clario process
Intelligently decompresses the image
Analyzes it
Repairs deficiencies and enhances image clarity using patented image improvement technology
Further adjusts quality to fit the destination use, if required
Intelligently recompresses before retransmission
Clario delivers a roadmap for imaging and mobility Clario is adaptable. User expectations rise with announcements of new and better mobile imaging devices. Clario takes advantage of device improvements to drive even better photo results, as Clario enhancement processes take advantage of such factors as lower noise, fewer artifacts, wider dynamic range, higher bit depth and sharper focus in the future to deliver even more pleasing photo results to customers.
Clario’s patent-pending, advanced decompression process supports higher compression of image files, reversing image quality damage from high compression, to expedite wireless transport of mega pixel images. The technology extends to video quality enhancement as well.
